Retirement Home and senior Care in Kingston

24 Jul 18

James Feeney is burning with a passion that is fireproof.

Deputy Chief with Loyalist Township Emergency Services, Feeney is proud of the department he has served for 18 years.

“It’s awesome,” says the former Correctional Service of Canada worker. “It is one of the most composite fire departments in Ontario, if not Canada.”

Speaking from a fire hall in Amherstview in the summer of 2018, Feeney, 43, is clearly passionate about the vibrant department that extends to Bath, Odessa and Amherst Island.

“We get a mixture of calls,” explains the senior firefighter about the department’s diverse work. “We respond to medical emergencies, fire alarms, water rescues, ice water rescues and motor vehicle accidents.”

Perched on the shore of Lake Ontario just west of Kingston, Loyalist Township is a mixture of rural and urban. It is bordered to the north by one of North America’s busiest roads, Highway 401.

Known for its well-trained auto extrication team, Loyalist Township Emergency Services is gaining a reputation for its world-class service and equipment.

“The aerial truck arrived in June of this year,” says Feeney about the department’s new vehicle valued at approximately $1 million.

“It’s a really nice piece of equipment,” he says about the pumper equipped with a 78-foot ladder which thrilled children when it was extended at Helen Henderson Care Centre’s annual Family Fun Day on July 18,

“It’s pretty neat up there,” Feeney says with a smile.